8-year follow-up of the GROUP randomized clinical trial on pelvic floor physiotherapy for urinary incontinence in women aged 60 and over

Investigators: Montserrat Rejano Campo, PhD candidate, Chantale Dumoulin, PhD

Collaborators: François Desmeules, PhD, Marie-Hélène Mayrand, MD, Mélanie Morin, PhD, Sarah Fraser, PhD

Funding organization: CRIUGM, Quebec Network for Research on Aging

Project and objectives: The objective of this study is to to determine whether the reduction in the number of urinary leakage episodes is maintained eight years after a pelvic floor muscle training program in older women with stress urinary incontinence. The study will also determine whether a group program is superior to an individual one in terms of improvement of stress urinary incontinence symptoms, impact on quality of life and perception of the pathology. The study aims to understand the long-term effects of pelvic floor muscle training and thus improve the conservative management of stress urinary incontinence in women.

Who may participate in this research?

Women who participated in the GROUP project between 2013 and 2016.


Accepted / Published Abstracts:

Rejano Campo M, Danieli C, Morin M, Mayrand MH, Abrahamowicz M, Dumoulin C. (2024) #84 Long-term adherence to pelvic floor muscle exercises and lifestyle modifications following a pelvic floor muscle training program in menopausal women with urinary incontinence: an 8-year follow-up. Abstract presentation, 17th Annual Meeting of the European Urogyneaecological Association (EUGA), Prague, Czech Republic, 5-7 December 2024.

Rejano Campo M, Danieli C, Morin M, Mayrand MH, Abrahamowicz M, Dumoulin C. (2024) #85 Long-term effectiveness of a supervised pelvic-floor-muscle training program for urinary incontinence in women 60 years and older: an 8-year follow-up. Abstract presentation, 17th Annual Meeting of the European Urogyneaecological Association (EUGA), Prague, Czech Republic, 5-7 December 2024.